Molecular Detection of Haplorchis pumilio Eggs in Schoolchildren, Kome Island, Lake Victoria, Tanzania
Hyejoo Shin
1, Bong-Kwang Jung
1, Seungwan Ryoo, Sooji Hong, Heonwoo Jeong, Hoo-Gn Jeoung, Sunhye Kim, Sun Kim, Min-Jae Kim, Hansol Park, Keeseon S. Eom, Godfrey M. Kaatano, and Jong-Yil Chai
Author affiliations: Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul, South Korea (H. Shin, B.-K. Jung, S. Ryoo, S. Hong, H. Jeong, H.-G. Jeoung); Good Neighbors International, Seoul (Sunhye Kim, Sun Kim); Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul (M.-J. Kim); Parasite Resource Bank, Chungbuk National University School of Medicine, Cheongju, South Korea (H. Park, K.-S. Eom); National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania (G.M. Kaatano); Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul (J.-Y. Chai)
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Figure 1. Geographic distribution and imaging from study of Haplorchis pumilio eggs in schoolchildren, Kome Island, Lake Victoria, Tanzania. A) Locations of 12 primary schools (P1–P12) surveyed on Kome Island. Inset shows location of Kome Island. B–C) Small trematode eggs (30.0–30.2 µm long and 16.5–16.6 µm wide) detected in schoolchildren, yellowish-brown in color, oval, and operculate with a thick shell and prominent (B) or less prominent shoulder rims (C). Scale bar = 25 µm.
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